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3M Company return on equity (ROE)

3M Company's return on equity is 48.15%: net income of 1.99B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 4.13B USD.

Today
48.15%
Average, 5 years
25.34%
Low, 5 years
-158.03%
High, 5 years
109.01%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 1.99B ÷ 4.13B = 48.15%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is 3M Company's return on equity so high?

Net margin
13.0%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.66×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
8.02×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
69.1%
FY2025
  • FY202513.0% × 0.66 × 8.02 = 69.1%
  • FY202417.0% × 0.62 × 10.38 = 108.6%
  • FY2023-28.4% × 0.49 × 10.52 = -145.5%
  • FY202216.9% × 0.74 × 3.16 = 39.2%
  • FY202116.7% × 0.75 × 3.13 = 39.4%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today48.15%1.99B4.13B
FY202531 Dec 202569.44%3.27B4.70B
FY202431 Dec 2024109.01%4.19B3.84B
FY202331 Dec 2023-145.52%-7.00B4.81B
FY202231 Dec 202239.34%5.79B14.72B
FY202131 Dec 202139.41%5.93B15.05B
FY202031 Dec 202041.87%5.39B12.87B
FY201931 Dec 201945.53%4.58B10.06B
FY201831 Dec 201854.75%5.36B9.80B
FY201731 Dec 201742.11%4.87B11.56B
FY201631 Dec 201649.12%5.06B10.30B
FY201531 Dec 201542.36%4.84B11.43B
FY201431 Dec 201438.13%5.00B13.11B
FY201331 Dec 201326.97%4.72B17.50B
FY201231 Dec 201225.67%4.51B17.58B
FY201131 Dec 201128.26%4.36B15.42B
FY201031 Dec 201026.58%4.16B15.66B
FY200931 Dec 200925.02%3.19B12.76B
FY200831 Dec 200835.02%3.46B9.88B
FY200731 Dec 200734.87%4.10B11.75B
FY200631 Dec 200638.67%3.85B9.96B
FY200531 Dec 200530.77%3.20B10.40B
FY200431 Dec 200428.81%2.99B10.38B
FY200331 Dec 200330.48%2.40B7.89B
FY200231 Dec 200232.94%1.97B5.99B
FY200131 Dec 200123.50%1.43B6.09B
FY200031 Dec 200027.29%1.78B6.53B
FY199931 Dec 199928.03%1.76B6.29B
FY199831 Dec 199819.79%1.18B5.94B
FY199731 Dec 199735.79%2.12B5.93B
FY199631 Dec 199624.28%1.53B6.28B
FY199531 Dec 199514.18%976.00M6.88B
FY199431 Dec 199419.63%1.32B6.73B
FY199331 Dec 199319.39%1.26B6.51B
FY199231 Dec 199218.73%1.24B6.60B
FY199131 Dec 199118.34%1.15B6.29B
FY199031 Dec 199021.41%1.31B6.11B
FY198931 Dec 198923.13%1.24B5.38B
FY198831 Dec 198820.93%1.15B5.51B
FY198731 Dec 198718.14%918.00M5.06B
FY198631 Dec 198617.45%779.00M4.46B
FY198531 Dec 198516.57%664.00M4.01B

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about 3M Company's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep